LABOUR NEWS



CLC Adopts Important Resolution For The Injured Worker Community

This week the Canadian Labour Congress unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a national conference for injured workers, workers with disabilities, workers with family members who are disabled, their service providers, and their advocates, to develop a new strategy to address our needs.

The CLC will need support from its Labour councils, community groups, injured workers groups, disability organizations, and others to make this happen.

Other resolutions important to the injured worker community are before the CLC executive for a decision on adopting.

For more information, contact Penni Richmond at the Human Rights Dept of the CLC in Ottawa prichmond@clc-ctc.ca.





Jim Sinclair Elected B.C. Federation of Labour President

Jim Sinclair was elected President of the B.C. Federation of Labour today by the Federation’s Executive Council. The Executive Council is the governing body of the B.C. Federation of Labour between conventions.

Executive Council members, who represent the 450,000 members of the B.C. Federation of Labour, unanimously expressed their confidence and support for the new President, who has been an articulate and active leader in the labour movement for 20 years.

Sinclair has been the elected 2nd Vice-President of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union/Canadian Auto Workers Union since 1991. As a staff member for the UFAWU since 1982, he has been the lead negotiator in industry-wide negotiations with resources companies owned by tough corporate leaders.

He is a member of the BC Hydro Board of Directors and the Vancouver Richmond Health Board.

He has been active in the labour movement in BC through his participation on the B.C. Federation of Labour Executive Council and committees, and is currently the labour co-chair for a national seafood council of unions and companies.

Sinclair, 45, lives in East Vancouver with his partner, Susan, and their son, Lee.

He replaces outgoing President Ken Georgetti, who was elected last week as President of the Canadian Labour Congress. Sinclair assumes office on July 1, 1999.

For more information, please call Miriam Sobrino, cell 220-0739.





Georgetti, Riche, Parrot, and Yussuff to lead CLC

Convention delegates acclaimed Ken Georgetti, as the new President, Nancy Riche as Secretary-Treasurer, Jean-Claude Parrot and Hassan Yussuff as Executive Vice-Presidents.

In other elections, Ethel Lavalley, OFL/NUPGE/OPSEU was acclaimed to the Aboriginal person’s position, (Deb Tveit, CAW was elected as alternate) while Joanna Mason, CUPE and David Fairfax, NUPGE/NSGEU were elected to the seats set aside for workers of colour. (Jenny Ahn, CAW and Mohammed Baksh, USWA were elected as alternates)

The following will represent the largest 22 unions and the federations of labour on the new Executive Council.

  • Canadian Union of Public Employees : Judy Darcy
  • National Union of Public and General Employees : James Clancy
  • Canadian Auto Workers : Basil (Buzz) Hargrove
  • United Steelworkers of America : Lawrence McBrearty
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Intl. Union : Thomas Kukovica
  • Public Service Alliance of Canada : Daryl Bean
  • Communications, Energy & Paperworkers Union of Canada : Fred Pomeroy
  • Teamsters Canada : Louis Lacroix
  • Service Employees’ International Union : Ken Brown
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers : Don Lounds
  • National Federation of Nurses’ Unions : Kathleen Connors
  • Canadian Union of Postal Workers : Dale Clark
  • International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers : David Richie
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners : James E. Smith
  • Industrial Wood & Allied Workers Union of Canada : Dave Haggard
  • United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry : George Meservier
  • Office & Professional Employees Union : Michel Lajeunesse
  • Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation : Earl Manners
  • Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association : Marshall Jarvis
  • Hotel Employees’ & Restaurant Employees’ International Union : James Stamos
  • Amalgamated Transit Union : Ken Foster
  • International Union of Operating Engineers : Edward C. Doull
  • Alberta Federation of Labour : Audrey M. Cormack
  • B.C. Federation of Labour : t.b.a.
  • Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec : Henri Massé
  • Manitoba Federation of Labour : Rob Hilliard
  • New Brunswick Federation of Labour : Tom Steep
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour : Elaine Price
  • Nova Scotia Federation of Labour : Rick Clarke
  • Northern Territories Federation of Labour : Hank van Vulpen
  • Ontario Federation of Labour : Wayne Samuelson
  • Prince Edward Island Federation of Labour : Brenda Walker
  • Saskatchewan Federation of Labour : Barbara Byers
  • Yukon Federation of Labour : Joanne Oberg